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Short and sweet - with non-techy tips that you can put to use immediately. Covers everything from image composition to post processing. No matter if you use a digital point-and-shoot or an expensive digital SLR. With a good sense of humour, Chris Marquardt manages to convey tips for the beginner as well as the professional photographer.

Chris takes you on a tour through the Viewfinder Villa, while he tidies up the studio for a weekend workshop. Also: why is it that finishing a project is so magic? » Download the MP3 for this episode
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Does a mirrorless full frame camera really save a lot of weight compared to a DSLR? Some manufacturers claim their cameras are half as heavy as their mirrored brethren. But how do things look when you take the weight of the lenses into account? Because here’s the secret: the size of the lens d...

Dave takes us back in time, Joørgen plays wonderful music and Chris tries to answer the question what’s better: Lightroom or Capture One. Show Links: My Hovercraft Is Full Of Eels – Monty Python’s The Flying Circus – YouTube Jørgen Lang’s Facebook Page New York Inside/O...

Chris discusses his photo book manuscript and some of the decisions that went into it. Also find out what your personal experiences have to do with how you approach photography and how you could improve on that. » Download the MP3 for this episode
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Today’s episode tries to answer the question on how far you should stop down your bright prime lens and 10 years ago, Chris’ life went through a fundamental transformationl That’s when Apple introduced Podcasting on iTunes, opening up a massive opportunity for tens of thousands of ...

Chris talks about his recent travels to northern India, Sikkim, West Bengal and Kathmandu, Nepal. After a bumpy start, his photography tour took him to wonderful places. He visited tea plantations to see tea pluckers at work, he got to experience the culture and people of this wonderful part of the ...

Stuart has a question on compression. And he doesn’t mean JPG compression, but the visual compression that you get when using a telephoto lens. Is it really the focal length that does it? Or the angle of view? Or maybe the distance between the camera and the subject? Chris explores some of the...

Let Chris take you to the rim of a live volcano as he interviews PHow hard is it to focus your camera at night? Or on a white sheet of paper? Find out how to find or create the required contrast to help your camera do it. Or switch to manual mode and use a … Continue reading tfttf684 – T...

As Monika prepares her next episode of Monis Motivklingel (her photography podcast in German) Chris talks to her about the topic of this episode: anger in photography. Marcus wonders how to price his photography and it’s a bit more involved than one might imagine. You’ll have to think ab...

Warning: this episode might be a little bit morbid. Chris talks to his guest lawyer Mike Diamond about what happens to your digital photos when you die, especially if most of your photos live in the cloud. It’s harder than you think to retrieve digital assets from Yahoo, Facebook or others if ...

This episode explores if there’s such a thing as “photoshopped to death” – Chris opens up his top secret before and after comparisons, the Nepal fundraiser has made over $10k and that’s just because of you (THANK YOU!!!) Chris will also do an unplanned surprise visit to...

In April 2015, Nepal was hit hard by a devastating earthquake that brought down buildings and killed and injured thousands of people. Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae have visited and photographed the people and places of Kathmandu, Patan, Bhakthapur and other areas in and around Nepal from 2009 to...

IT’S 10 YEARS OF TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR!! Dave is curious about sensor dust, how bad it is and what you can do about it. Chris doesn’t really worry too much about dust. Modern cameras do a good job in shaking the dust off the sensor, but if you have something seriously stuck to … ...

Lisa wants to know what filters to take on her trip to Nepal, Kathmandu and the Khumbu valley in the Himalayas. Chris goes over the three most recommended ones: the protective filter, the polarizer and the ND grad filter … and why he’ll leave all three at home. Pauline wonders how she ca...

Chris talks about Apple’s new Photos app and if it’s fit to replace Apterture (hint: not really) of if it’s even a Lightroom replacement (hint: you’ll have to wait). Also: a deep dive into an interesting thread on the photography subreddit. Show Links: Photos App Q&A on ...

Chris talks about using color filters on your black and white camera. This goes back to the oldest recorded methods of creating color pictures and it has been done way back when there was only black and white film. He has also started to do short photo Q&A sessions on his Periscope video live s...

Chris discusses how misunderstood sharpening is. Sharpening is often perceived to be a necessity in the digital world. Partially that’s right. The anti aliasing filters and the de-mosaicing process will reduce the sharpness and detail in a picture. By increasing edge contrast, sharpening will ...

Chris and Allan (of The Two Hosers’ fame) dissect the rule of thirds and its implications on your photography. What many of you might see as a bland and boring topic that could be discussed within five minutes turns into an engaging discussion of over half an hour. Plenty of new insights here....

Chris gives you some advice on buying a camera, he’ll look into the specific problems of working with clients who don’t know anything about image composition and it’s time to take a closer look at concert photography. Also another chapter from CJ Chilvers’ book: How to read a...

Learn what makes us like pictures from certain cameras better than from others, find out about Chris’ new watch this video recommendation, including the story of a picture taken on the top of Rockefeller Center and let Chris hand you the one thing that will make you a much better photographer....

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, he played one of the most iconic roles on TV and directed movies. And he died this morning. I’m of course talking about Leonard Nimoy. And I’m sure as many of you did, I grew up with him on TV, obviously in Star Trek as Mr. Spock.. and I … Cont...

Chris has a discussion with his guest C.J. Chilvers on why you shouldn’t trust someone like Chris telling you how to do your photography. Also a look behind the scenes of how to build a wall paper pack with 20 images at 12 different crops, making this a whopping 240 individual files and anothe...

Chris shares his most important tip on buying a smaller camera, Paul wants to find out what the deal with prime lenses is, Ryan asks about composition guidelines for panorama pictures and Tony wonders what the best photo backup strategy might be. Show Links: Iceland 2015 – Photos by Chris Marq...

Chris gets on a tiny little soapbox and talks about tools. How they are there to be a means to an end and not the main purpose of photography. He provides plenty of examples to illustrate this point. Show Links: A Lesser Photographer – ebook by C.J. Chilvers 2015 and 2016 Photo Workshops with ...

Chris talks about Donegal, Ireland, about speeding up Lightroom on the new 5k iMac and Sonny Portacio of Pocketlenses.com joins the show to talk about shooting with your smartphone. Show Links: Support the show on Patreon Workshop: Darjeeling First Flush – May 2015 Workshop: Donegal Dreamscape...

Finally the detailed version of how to tell visual stories. Chris has been experimenting and now added a second layer to his Lightroom workflow, not just boiling down photos to the best of the best, but also sorting them into stories that can include pictures from all quality levels. He then uses St...

Chris talks about visual storytelling, selfie-sticks (yes, again), finding the right macro lens (or faking it) and finally: how to do manual exposure the right way? Follow along with his walk-through to learn something today. The Oatmeal: Should you buy a selfie stick? Russian Space Selfie – N...

Well.. isn?t it all photography? Doesn?t it feel kinda wrong to look down on those who shoot with a smartphone? And honestly, we?re doing it all, aren’t we? Is it any less serious than shooting with a big DSLR? Chris discusses this and more questions. Also: Hit Me With Your Selfie Stick…...

Happy New Year! Chris kicks off the new year by answering some listener questions and making sure we don’t lose sight of the most important things in photography. Jose has a question about buying a computer for editing photos and videos, Graham needs a way to exercise his photographic eye and ...

In this last episode of the year, Chris will touch on Deep Sky Photography vs. Nightscapes (and why he might have used that term slightly wrong). There are a few questions about zones (is it really the holy grail of exposure?) and Chris interviews Sina Farhat from Gothenborg, Sweden, who tells us ab...

Today Chris goes through a bunch of listener questions and feedback. Jonathan asks about deleting pictures in camera, Chris says he never deletes pictures in camera. Mark wants to know if it’s a good idea to switch from automatic mode right to manual mode, skipping aperture priority. Jim needs...

Today we?ll hear feedback about Ethiopia from Nina, Michael from Sydney helps Chris with his English (yes, he blanked out on “udder”) and John has a question about the legalities of street photography. Chris tries to find some answers on this very difficult topic that’s much more g...

Chris tells about his Ethiopian adventure, about how divers the culture, history, people and landscapes are, about how colorful this country is and how little tourism he encountered while traveling Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, the Danakil desert, the salt flats and Erta Ale, a live volcano. Chris elabora...

Chris will do some night sky photography in Ethiopia. In this episode he goes over how he prepares for that, what lenses he’ll bring and how he applies the “600 rule” to get the right shape of stars. This episode includes a bonus part: revisiting the infamous thunderstorm episode. ...

Even while he’s in Ethiopia, Chris finds time for a quick episode. Show Links: Iceland in winter: 72 days to go » Download the MP3 for this episode
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Sometimes it’s not just you who gets in a slump about photography, it can be entire groups. Kyle asks the question how to keep his photography club from coming and going like so many before. Also: let’s meet our bovine friends again. Show Links: Iceland in winter: 73 days to go » Downloa...

Chris prepares for his Ethiopia trip and answers three intertwined questions by Gabriel, Dave and Brian, all around exposure, grey cards and zones (promise: I only briefly ramble about this). Show Links: Grey cards at B&H Grey cards at Enjoyyourcamera.com » Download the MP3 for this episode
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Chris is about to travel to Ethiopia in Africa. This has brought up a few questions and triggered the main topic of an entire episode of TFTTF. Listen in to find out what the Africa trip has to do with Grover from Sesame Street and of course with photography. Show Links: Bye Bye Mac Pro … Cont...

On this episode of Tips from the Top Floor let’s try to find out about the most useless pieces of photo gear that you’ve ever bought.. with contributions from Kyle, CarmineWorx, Michael, Lisa and Oliver. Show Links: 10 GB at10MBits/s – Wolfram|Alpha helps you find out how long...

NY photographer Richard Hutchings talks with Chris about his time working as a photographer for Sesame Street, about his time working with Morgan Freeman and the way the business has dramatically changed over time, resulting in the need to repeatedly reinvent himself as a photographer. As a bonus, l...

Chris talks about building a pile of digital guilt that we build by delaying decisions in photography to the post processing phase. Not only does that move the issue from the front to the back of the workflow (and yes, there are ways to effectively deal with big piles of images) but the actual quest...

How do we lose our passion for photography, and how can we get it back? That’s a tough question that many photographers wonder about, especially at the point when they are in a slump and don’t know how to get out of it. Chris asked the TFTTF Patrons what they did when that happened to ...

Yes, you an I and everyone is a Match Machine! Today on the show Chris will discuss cliché cameras, and why people relate to some pictures more than others. It’s quite amazing actually. The pattern matching thing itself is pretty cool. Once you realize that humans are very pattern-driven being...

Chris will briefly talk about the new iPhone 6 and how that relates to photography. He’ll also try to find the elusive value of art and let’s see if we can help brad to stylize his photos through post production. Show Links: (For the German listeners) ABZUG FM Ask a question on the show ...

You take a sunset picture. Oh no, not again. HDR? Seen it all. Or maybe a color key where a red rose sits lonely in a sea of black-and-white? Clichés are everywhere in photography. Chris explores how bad it really is if you choose to shoot a cliché picture. A word from Chris: TFTTF needs … Con...

This episode is about one single panicked phone call from a photographer who wonders if he made a really bad mistake. Chris tries to find out if making mistakes can be avoided. Quote of the day: “Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase” ? Percy W. Harris Show Lin...

Today’s episode continues the amazing journey – YOUR amazing journey – to become a better photographer. Chris also got an ice bucket dumped over his head.. for a very good cause. And yes, there’s video of it. Show Links: Chris Marquardt takes the #icebucketchallenge (Video) A...

Chris wants you to become a better photographer – come with him on a journey to explore photography and learn! The technical side is important, but the non-technical side is even more important – that’s where many photographers today want to improve. From now on, in every episode, ...

Here comes the long awaited Q&A show! Allistair asks about filters, Gavin wonders about the focus on his lens, Joanne shot the picture of her lifetime and needs marketing advice, Satchin has a question about depth of field in full-frame and crop cameras and John is a fan of Michael Kenna’...

Did hell just freeze over? Chris is talking about how gear and toys can help make you a better photographer. That’s unheard of.. unless you’re listening to this episode of Tips from the Top Floor! Show Links: Photo tour: Aurora Borealis – Iceland Feb 1-7 2015 – Photography Wo...

Chris discusses the death of Aperture and what that means for photographers (hint: the future is not too bleak). He will also talk about shooting in the Dublin Docks with an iPhone and about the idea that was born from that. If you are a photographer, “Straight Cam” might literally chang...

Chris talks with Bob “Dr. Mac” Levitus, author of great books (such as iPad for Dummies, iPhone for Dummies, OS X Mavericks For Dummies, and more), host of his soon-to-be-released tv show, who claims his middle name should be “paranoid” – why? Because he keeps copies of...

On today’s episode Chris talks about why it’s important for a photographer to make yourself uncomfortable, we’ll also dive a bit deeper into the flickr question from last week.. why on earth is it that some pictures get so many more favorites than others? Show Links: Comfort |...

Chris tries to analyze why certain types of pictures in his photo stream get more flickr favs than others. Is it because he doesn’t shoot to accommodate the taste of the platform? Show Links: Everest Trek 2014 – Photography by Chris Marquardt Win a $100 Amazon Gift card – Take The ...

Chris talks about how to survive as a digital photographer while not being able to charge batteries for a whole week. Also find out about Chris’ greatest fear and how he overcame it on the 2014 Everest Trek. Show Links: Fill out the survey and get entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card Everest...

Chris talks with photographer Don Komarechka from Barrie, Canada about his Snowflake Photography, running a Kickstarter campaign, making a book, scrapping an entire print run and re-printing it, infrared photography and what you can do with pinholes. Show Links: See Chris’s Everest Trek Photos...

A quick update from Chris from Gorek Shep on the Everest Trek Show Links: See Chris’s Everest Trek Photos as he shares them. Everest Trek Map » Download the MP3 for this episode
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Chris and Monika sit down to discuss some of the more creative sides of travel photography. For example: what can you do to avoid bringing home the same postcard pictures from the same locations that everyone else has already made? And how can you massively increase the value of your travel photos o...

Another update from Chris from Kathmandu about Everest Trek 2014 Show Links: See Chris’s Everest Trek Photos as he shares them. » Download the MP3 for this episode
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Chris talks with videographer Jon Miller of The Rest of Everest about his latest tool to gather amazing footage: a quadrocopter that is capable of carrying motion-stabilized cameras and can fly at the high elevation of Mt. Everest Base Camp. In their discussion Chris and Jon touch on everything form...

A quick update from Chris from Kathmandu about Everest Trek 2014 Show Links: See Chris’s Everest Trek Photos as he shares them. » Download the MP3 for this episode
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Chris talks about cameras at 18,000 ft, about cold weather, weak batteries, camera attachment systems, yak poop fires, energy management while hiking, backpack choices, lenses at -4 degrees Fahrhenheit and about how wonderful it is to be able to now get an affordable 256GB USB 3.0 SSD the size of a ...

Chris briefly explores a 40-year old film format, the 110 pocket film. He has a few observations on what’s the best time to buy a new camera (hint: not two weeks before an important vacation as you won’t have time to build your muscle memory). In this episode we’ll also take a clos...

Chris teaches you at least three ways why using a hole instead of a lens to take pictures can really make you a better photographer – and why with the analog taste to it, it is still easy to approach it from the technical side. The Iceland posters are pretty much on their way and … Conti...

Chris explains why we see a 3D effect in photos without 3D glasses, Rob thinks Chris might be selling the show a bit short and goes to the solar system, until April 8th 2014 you have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a limited edition poster of one of Chris’ photos. Also: why aspect ratios ...

Chris talks about camera shame, that’s when you feel inferior to the other photographers around you when you don’t have the latest and greatest camera. David is looking for a camera for real-estate photography. Alan learns about skin tones in mixed groups of kids and Chris talks about wh...

Show description: Chris plays catch-up with his friend CC Chapman, Tom wants to know what the dead sea has done to his colors, Rich has an interesting question about WB when shooting black-and-white and Denis from Montreal has an interesting observation with regards to the font sizes in Lightroom. S...

Chris reports on his photoshoot with a band and how he got to take pictures of “sole music”, Denis from Montreal has questions about the missing bits in JPG, Alexander is awesomely giving away a freebie extension to 1 Hour 1000 Pics that makes it work for Aperture users (!), Andy has a t...

Pauline asks a question about the Canon SL1/100D, Chris tries to find out why the comments for the last episode exploded and George wants to know how to find the great photo locations when on vacation – and yes, there’s a trick to that, it’s called a fixer. Show Links: Get TFTTF br...

George from Colombia is looking for the magic solution to his crop sensor issue (hint: the solution is probably to get a wider lens), John brings up a very interesting thought about the difference between music and photograpy: why are there so many music covers, but not as many re-interpretations of...

Chris clearly needs help. From you. To decide about something important: what compact camera to get. Nick needs his camera serviced and Andy goes all philosophical on us when it comes to the question: who owns the photons? Show Links: … Continued
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Gordon tells us a horror story with a happy ending, Jay has a hint for us about a customer response gallery, George tries to find out how to shoot in bad weather in Lyon, France and Chris finally pulls the … Continue reading →
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TFTTF Special. It’s the new year, and one of the bit things coming up is the Everest Trek in May 2014. On this tour Chris, Jon and Monika will take photographers up to Everest Base Camp, through the gorgeous Gokyo … Continue reading →
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Join Chris to do some detective work finding out why the Sony RX100 seems to use a really bad Zeiss lens. Look into a smart phone picture and ask yourself seven questions before upgrading to a new camera. Show Links: … Continue reading →
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Not that much photography in this episode, even though everything is kind of inter-related. In this last episode of 2013, Chris talks about his five biggest things of 2013, and it’s not about gear: Chris lost 40 pounds of weight, … Continue reading →
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Chris reviews a black and white image, Rob wants to find out why they still build crop sensor cameras, and let’s find out what Adam Savage of the Mythbusters thinks about digital point-and-shoot cameras (hint: it’s not just love). Show … Continue reading →
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Does photography make you dumb? Chris tries to get to the root of the discussion. Also: photo borders, the quickest way to mark a photo location on a map and the usefulness of small sensors. Show Links: Get TFTTF push … Continue reading →
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This episode of TFTTF is full of great news! Chris just finished recording a Lightroom Video Workshop, the new push notification system is online, so from now on you’ll never again miss important TFTTF news and the Marquardt International Pinhole … Continue reading →
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Find out the easiest way to take care of dust on your sensor, Chris revisits a model photoshoot and now that Sony has the A7 and the A7R out and Nikon just announced their retro Df, let’s talk full frame … Continue reading →
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In this episode Chris tries to answer Gil’s question “How do I shoot in the style of Vogue?” – he takes you on a journey through what is important when shooting fashion: hair, makeup, posing, lighting, composition and post production. … Continue reading →
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The Focus Ring is back, George wonders if it’s worth getting a 24mm prime lens, and Chris helps Charlie to decide what grey card to get. Show Links: new website: discoverthetopfloor.com new website: chrismarquardt.com The Focus Ring Is Back TFTTF … Continue reading →
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Dave from Atlanta tells us about his love for analog photography, Antonio from Brazil plugs his podcast, Simon from Farnborough tells us how to find Tips from the Top Floor on a Sonos system and George from Barrachia Colombia has … Continue reading →
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A small island, a quick look at computational photography and its implications. Also, the 2014 Everest Trek IS A GO!! Grab the last few spots on the 2014 Everest Trek! Show Links: Magical Software Produces High-Quality Prints From Crappy Lenses … Continue reading →
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Nick wants to know about sensor dust, Release Pixie Ravsitar has a question on bracketing and post processing and choice of picture and Chris talks about shooting a dark warehouse in downtown San Francisco – and about a large format … Continue reading →
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Phil Schiller, Apple’s VP of Marketing said you wouldn’t have to learn the craft of photography anymore, the new iPhone will do everything for you. True? Also, Michael has a question about 24mm and John wants to shoot in a … Continue reading →
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Find out why black-and-white pictures can sometimes be stronger than color photography, learn how to choose the right tilt/shift lens. Also, Mason has a question about photographing plays. Special guest on today’s show: Jon Miller of The Rest of Everest … Continue reading →
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A discussion of tension when taking pictures and how to alleviate it, giving your photography a regular workout, an “orb” picture review and tips on shooting pictures on a boat. Show Links: The Tübingen, Germany Workshop Sep 14-15 2013 Photographer … Continue reading →
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Yet another workshop episode, this time from St. Michael’s Abbey in the heart of Farnborough, England. We meet a great group of people who are having a ton of fun learning everything about things like light, architecture, exposure, colors and … Continue reading →
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This episode is coming to you right from the Liverpool workshop in the UK. Beatles, cathedrals and the docks! And a group of enthusiastic photographers who joined in, including release pixie Matt “Ravsitar” Armstead himself. Show Links: Photowalkthrough with John … Continue reading...

This week Chris talks lens flare, shooting without post processing, two meet-ups in the UK on Fri, Aug 2 and on Fri Aug 9th. Also: the illusion of depth of field and …. Supernatural Orbs. Show Links: The August 2013 … Continue reading →
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Just a quick post today (with no Chris) to let everyone know when and where the get togethers for the upcoming UK workshops will be held. Liverpool 7PM Friday August 2 The Pumphouse Albert Dock Liverpool L3 4AN Please » … Continue reading →
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Chris believes that there’s an alternative to shooting wide open, he’ll touch on external storage solutions for photographers, including Drobo and Synology and he will shine a light on when you need what kind of auto-focus mode on your camera. … Continue reading →
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Chris share his personal version of “getting it right in camera”, hear about the silhouette of a tree (or “I have no idea why I shot that picture”) and Saura has a question about watermarking your pictures. Show Links: Learn … Continue reading →
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Klaus has a question on rechargeable batteries, Simon gets Chris to philosophise about the 4-letter F-word and Tifani tells us what it’s like to be a photo model at one of the most fun photo events ever.. Show Links: Photo … Continue reading →
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Today: an interview with Photographer Ben Shirk, we’ll meet the youngest fan of TFTTF, there’s a quick hello from the folks at Radiolab and Chris will talk about Macro Ratios on crop sensors. Show Links: Video: St. Louis City Museum … Continue reading →
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Today Chris shows you two ways to get your creative juices flowing: The St. Louis City Museum and After Dark, a unique photo event. Also listen in as Chris talks with After Dark mentor Mike Ridinger about how to take … Continue reading →
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Chris Marquardt takes a quick break from teaching at After Dark in St. Louis and gets a factory tour at Miller’s Professional Imaging, one of the world’s best professional print service providers. Video: Jon Miller (The Rest of Everest) @restofjonmiller … Continue reading →
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The one and only Julien Smith, about 7 years ago. Steve dropped his camera and tries to find out what to do, we’ll look at a picture that’s mixing it up and Chris explains what Highlight Tone Priority (aka D-Lighting) … Continue reading →

Chris takes a look at the lighting at the German parliament in Berlin, Steve has a question on ultra-wide lenses and how to compose with them, and we’ll look at an important way to keep your creative juices flowing: mix … Continue reading →

Chris looks at a few tricks to combine different white balances in one picture, let’s analyze a picture that makes use of mixed lighting and Chris has a look at how you can interpret pictures VERY differently based on your … Continue reading →

Mike gives the poor man’s tripod a new twist, Tips from the Top Floor is New and Noteworty, Chris won a contest and will be in Los Angeles early May to meet with Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich of NPR’s … Continue reading →

Gary has a note on backing up pictures during travel, Bear has thoughts on getting out of a rut by using other arts, and he needs a backup strategy for his pictures during a 70 day long motorcycle trip, Frank … Continue reading →

Chris and Monika spend a long weekend in St. Peter-Ording at the German North Sea, getting caught by a snow storm and having a blast working in windy conditions with digital and analog photo gear. Show Links: Chris’ pictures from … Continue reading →

Barry wants to lead a photowalk and Chris offers TFTTF as a platform to advertise listener meet-ups, we’ll look at a super-low-contrast picture, Mitch has a question about photography in the south of Germany and let’s try to find an … Continue reading →

Kirk wants to buy 35mm film and Chris takes him through several alternatives, where to buy and how to develop, Rob has a question about contrast and Chris explains some photographer’s lingo and what “one stop” exactly means. Show Links: … Continue reading →

On this episode of TFTTF German wants to know how to deal with Lightroom and multiple catalogs, Simon has a question on the inverse square law (no math in this episode, promise!) and Happy 111th Birthday, Ansel Adams! “There is … Continue reading →

Chris packs for shooting in minus 30 degree Celsius conditions, including down pants and a ton of batteries, Bruce wants to know about the advantages and disadvantages of variable ND filters and let’s find out if a modern lens really … Continue reading →

Chris and Martin Bailey are calling in at 5am from a Japanese bus on their way to do a sunrise photo shoot with the workshop group over lake Kushiro. They also briefly touch on the 6.4 earthquake that happened in … Continue reading →

Today Sean wants to know how to get out of his photographic funk, we’ll take another look at vignettes and find out what you can learn from over 40 years of active photography. Does equipment really matter more than you … Continue reading →

Today Chris talks about vignettes and how to do them right, the latest from the TFTTF Google+ community, a picture with extreme spectrum and how to travel with two big cameras. Show Links: The TFTTF Community The episode 583 picture … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Today Chris looks at what leaving your comfort zones can do for your photography, he will review last episode’s you-had-to-be-there picture and take a look at sharpness. Also a quick review of 2012 and an outlook to … Continue reading →

Chris talks about Instagram and how he thinks the big fuss is a red herring to distract from a completely different issue: advertising to users without telling them about it. Also on the show: the spectrum of light and how … Continue reading →

Chris sheds light on the advantages and disadvantages of DNG over RAW, you will learn about the spectrum of CFLs and LEDs and he’ll try an answer to the question on how to make your files come out great in … Continue reading →

Find out about the secret behind the car picture of the last episode, learn even more about card speeds, shoot macros of proof coins without the camera reflection and learn how to deal with a CLEAR NO in street photography. … Continue reading →

Today we will find out the secret behind the fish-eye picture, Chris will look at how to balance light at a sunset model shot on the beach, you’ll learn about the confusion between pixels, inches and file sizes. Special guest: … Continue reading →

Rick wants to know how the speed of his SD cards might be limited by the speed of today’s USB ports, so Chris takes a look at current card speeds and compares them with what today’s USB ports can deliver. … Continue reading →

Pauline asks Chris to explain how and why he chooses the pictures for the episodes of this show, Rafael has a question about how much sharpening you should apply to your images and Jon Miller comes on the show to … Continue reading →

Chris has taken on the role of camera man in a movie project by Allan Attridge and the two sit down over some pumpkin pie to discuss the implications of shooting movie footage with a DSLR and how much permission … Continue reading →

In this episode Chris talks about his latest foray into food photography, Oliver asks about white balance for panoramas, Mason wants to know what gear to take to china, Andre needs to take notes for his analog photography and John … Continue reading →

Chris has a question about hyperfocal distance and the thirds rule of thumbs, Dave loves analog photography, German asks about lenses and Chad from Australia sends Chris on a virtual research trip because he wants to shoot northern lights. BREAKING: … Continue reading →

In this international episode Chris gets a call from Mexico (about a photography business), one from Peru (about size reference in pictures), one from California (about normal focal lengths) and another one from an undisclosed location (about the best ISO … Continue reading →

In this episode Chris talks about Photokina, the biggest photo trade show in the world, about what the NIK Software acquisition by Google means, about printing and color management and about taking pictures from a kayak. Yes, a kayak. Show … Continue reading →

Tweet Chris has spent the last three days at a photography event like no other. After Dark is a very relaxed and highly creative meet-up of several hundred participating photographers and several tens of professional photographers who act as mentors … Continue reading →

Tweet Chris and Monika discuss the current changes in the film industry, including Kodak’s plans to sell their film division and Efke’s announcement to stop making photographic films and papers. Find out why Chris and Monika are not too concerned … Continue reading →
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Tweet Chris and Sean Galbraith talk big cameras, long lenses and high resolutions. Also Chris spent a day at the TWiT studios in Petaluma, CA to record a photo day with Leo Laporte and other guests. The video of the … Continue reading →

Tweet We have a look at how the Curiosity Mars Rover does white balance, Paul has an artillery lens that he wants to stabilize, Dave needs eye focus advice and Todd wonders about the zone system. Show Links: Mark your … Continue reading →

Tweet In this episode Francois has a question about Photokina the largest photo trade show in the world, Jules is worried about strobe tubes and John is looking for the perfect walk-around lens. Also, Simon plays the ukulele for us. … Continue reading →

Tweet Our friend Simon can-of-worms Taylor is back with the dulcet sounds of a stringed instrument, Simone from Firenze in Italy has a question about gamut and Frank has some input regarding swaying buildings. Show Links: The Abbey Workshop Video … Continue reading →

Tweet When Chris appeared on the Tech Guy Radio Show with Leo Laporte last Sunday to talk about the role of the left hand in photography, that prompted listener Ricky to send in a video about how he can ONLY … Continue reading →

Tweet Chris and Allan discuss five wedding-related caller questions: what to do if you cannot bounce flash off a ceiling, how to handle height differences between groom and bride, what to do to make a heavier person appear thinner and … Continue reading →

Tweet Francois wants to know about the different kinds of polarizers and James and Rick have teaching assignments .. and they make Chris spill the beans and put himself out of a job by telling you all his secrets about … Continue reading →

Tweet Simon brings up an excellent point about when to format memory cards and when not to and Doug asks the very essential question about what these camera modes really do, and when to use them. Show Links: Join Chris … Continue reading →

Tweet More on zoom vs. prime lenses and the depth of field discussion is not quite over yet either. Chris is working hard to try to close the can of worms from episode 554. Show Links: Episode 554 » Download … Continue reading →

Tweet Oli has some deep thoughts on GAS*, Chris finds out about wind and sails, and Allan has a serious case of analog gear envy, he wants to buy a medium format camera. Photo Day 2012 is coming up on … Continue reading →

Tweet Scott wonders about kit lenses and primes, the podcast landscape changes and Simon opens a can of worms with his question on crop factor and depth of field. And THANK YOU ALL for the iTunes ratings and reviews! Keep … Continue reading →

Tweet In this episode of Tips from the Top Floor Huba has a tip on how to deal with new memory cards, Chris explains how he primes his memory cards before he first uses them and Andrew is interested in … Continue reading →

Tweet Today Michelle has a very boring job and needs entertainment and Rafael tries to avoid horror stories with getting his images printed. Also find out how to get the top secret address where you can download all the back … Continue reading →

Tweet Chris is bringing the legendary Autobahn show back! Simon has a question about Photokina, the biggest photo show in the world, Linda wants to know how to back up her pictures during a workshop and Chris explains why treating … Continue reading →

Tweet Chris is on his way to New York City to speak on a panel on international podcasting on Tuesday 11:30am (make sure you say hi if you’re there!) and he talks about what choices he made in terms of … Continue reading →

Tweet Robert asks about the histogram and what is up with that area under it, Bruce wants to know if we should still pour goo onto our sensors, the current state of filters in photography, what to do about lens … Continue reading →

Tweet Toronto photographer Sean Galbraith is back to discuss 300 millimeter wide angle lenses, cameras that have 40 times the resolution of a 35mm negative, an opportunity for you to try out 4×5 large format photography and what makes the … Continue reading →

Tweet In this episode of TFTTF Chris has a change in plan, he had to cancel the Vancouver workshop, but it has been replaced with something even more amazing, the Canyonlands 2012 Landscape Photography Adventure. You will hear about a … Continue reading →

In this episode Chris talks about storing big images files on external disks, he has some more (mixed) news about Lightroom 4.1 and as a little bonus, then return of the soundseeing. Chris will take you on a (potentially boring) … Continue reading →

This episode marks the 7th year of TFTTF! If you have been with TFTTF from the start, then make sure to shoot Chris a quick note. Chris also gets to talk to particle physicist Frank Linde, director of the National … Continue reading →

Today Chris will discuss the Lytro camera with John Arnold of Photowalkthrough fame, and we will find out the difference between an electronic and a mechanical shutter and what the respective advantages and disadvantages are. Show Links: Photo Workshops in … Continue reading →

Chris and Allan get their hands on the Canon C300 and the 5D Mark III, bringing you a live-ish report from the road. Also: check out the all new Tips from the Top Floor website both in your browser and … Continue reading →

Chris provides an update on his Lightroom 4 tone curves saga, he looks into iPhoto on iOS and what that means for image quality and a question about huge music instruments in macro photos, the Berlin Philharmonic campaign. Show Links: … Continue reading →

Lightroom 4 is out but it has a migration bug that replaced all of the tone curves for Chris. Find the latest status on the personal blog of Chris. How much can you fix in post and how much should … Continue reading →

Chris talks about how constraints make you more creative, Oliver wants to sync Lightroom between different computers and Brian is interested in solar eclipse photography. Show Links: Absolut Analog workshop film by Allan Attridge ISO 100 Night Photography by Chris … Continue reading →
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Listen to Chris being a guest on Fourcast, a show hosted by Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt. On this show the hosts and guests discuss and come up with predictions of the future. Of course Chris’ prediction was about photography … Continue reading →

Chris gave up on his big cameras for a weekend and put himself under the constraints of seriously shooting with an iPhone only. The outcome? Not too bad! Show Links: Learn photography at one of the US and Canada workshops … Continue reading →

On this episode Chris takes a look at spot metering and how we tend to throw off brightness because of our expectations, he talks about ways to learn photography and you will learn some great ways to find or make … Continue reading →

Brandt wants to know if he should upgrade to the new Nikon D4, landscape photographer Ed has been volunteered by his wife to take candid shots at a valentines dinner and Allan Attridge is back talking with Chris about the … Continue reading →

Chris talks about his GPS workflow, or rather of what is left of it and how he deals with it now. Mark has a question about medium format scanners, Chris is now on the new Rest of Everest feed in … Continue reading →

532 from Chris Marquardt on Vimeo. Download the high quality video for this episode Today Chris will give you a look behind the scenes of how episode 532 of Tips from the Top Floor was made from start to finish. … Continue reading →

Today is Q&A time! Jonathan asks about bokeh and prime lenses, Chris wants to know how to archive photos for long term storage. Also KODAK has just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, so Chris will take a closer look at … Continue reading →

Today Chris will discuss some of the new cameras and things that have come out for PMA, such as the Nikon D4, Fuji X-Pro1, Canon G1 X, XQD cards and Lightroom 4 beta. Guest: Martin Bailey will talk with Chris … Continue reading →

In this episode Chris picks up on the possibility of DSLRs going away and what he thinks about it, gives tips about posing and lighting to emphasize gender in photography, and about printing and what image stabilizers are good for. … Continue reading →

Just three weeks left to Christmas, will Chris get all the presents together in time? Listen in as he answers listener questions about how to hold a DSLR (a topic that is not only very basic, but also very important … Continue reading →

Chris explains some of the important basics around exposure, contrast and colors. Did you know that getting or setting a good black point is crucial in how the contrasts of an image are perceived? Also, Allan Attridge is back for … Continue reading →

Today Chris covers everything from sports photography to the Adobe pricing model announcement to part 2 of the DSLR video discussion with film maker Allan Attridge. Also make sure to listen to an interview Chris has done at the Two … Continue reading →

Chris talks with Allan Attridge about DSLR video production. How important is equipment and how about going to film school? Find out what the most important things are when it comes to DSLR video production! To learn more about the … Continue reading →

Martin Bailey and Chris Marquardt are teaming up to bring you a series of amazing winter wildlife workshops in Japan! You have the chance to see and photograph the world famous snow monkeys, the red-crowned cranes of which there only … Continue reading →

No celluloid has been harmed in making this episode, it is entirely digital! Chris talks about using an iPad for photography, video in DSLRs, ways to trigger flashes and strobes and about future-proofing your digital photography. Show Links: iPad apps … Continue reading →

Bob Shanebrook worked at Eastman Kodak Company for 35 years, he was involved in nearly all aspects of the Kodak black-and-white and professional film business. Find out all the things you always wanted to know as Chris talks to Bob … Continue reading →

Come with us to Peterborough County Jail, find out about Argyrotype, an alternative printing process, learn about a guerrilla negative scanning method using an iPhone and listen to an interview with Paul Sergeant of the Toronto Tintype Studio Show Links: … Continue reading →

This episode has been recorded together with the participants of the Toronto Urban Photography workshop. Hear them discuss how much you can trust the display on your camera, how much you can trust the histogram, what to look for at … Continue reading →

Picture by Mary Dotson Today: the review of the winner photo of the August Washington D.C. workshop, Carolyn has a question about an extended range XR Redscale film, and Chris talks about flare, how bad it is, or how bad … Continue reading →

Photo: Tom Genoni Darren Samuelson built a great big camera and took it on a road-trip through the United States. Chris talks with Darren about how the camera came about and what the pitfalls and the successes were. The exhibition … Continue reading →

Last week while Chris was in San Francisco, he had the chance to spend some time up in Petaluma to visit Leo Laporte’s new TWiT Brickhouse studio and be a guest on Leo’s Triangulation show to talk about virtually anything. … Continue reading →

Chris speaks with Martin Bailey, photographer in Japan. They discuss printing, portraiture and how to make a 2100 (yes, two thousand one hundred) millimeter lens and avoid camera shake from passing cars while shooting video of the moon. Show Links: … Continue reading →

Chris gives a quick update on the Marquardt International Pinhole, Adrian has a question about the music on the show, Justin got caught in the circle of confusion and what to watch out for if you want to use a … Continue reading →

Chris, Sean, Michelle and Allan each shot a roll of film without using a light meter – and the results were all well exposed. Using the “Sunny 16″ rule and trusting their instincts, they were able to pull off perfect … Continue reading →

Chris is finally back from the Himalayan Workshop, a trek that turned into more of an adventure than planned. Today Chris covers technical, analog and creative topics: Ben wants to know why cameras still use mechanical shutters, Jim has a … Continue reading →

Chris sends in his first episode from the 2011 Himalayan Workshop. He and Monika talk about gear, about alternatives and about about how to get the temperature of developer chemistry right at 18,000 feet elevation. Show Links: Himalayan Workshops Workshops … Continue reading →

The Invisible Camera has stirred up a whole lot of questions. Chris answers them on this special episode. Show Links: The Invisible Camera Music by lastfuture » Download the MP3 for this episode » Get the show for free in … Continue reading →

Just in case you wondered, “Digital Photography Tips from the Top Floor” is now “Photography Tips from the Top Floor”. Today Wallace wants to know if you really have to shoot landscapes with f/22, Andreas asks what a light meter … Continue reading →

Today Chris will once and for all give you the answer to the question if long focal lengths really compress perspective or if that’s just a myth. Peter wants to find out about shooting indoors, Shakeel tells us about old … Continue reading →

Chris is building a camera: the Marquardt International Pinhole, a camera built by a German that is designed to accept graflok 4×5″ international backs.. what could go wrong? Francois wants to travel with his camera gear and make sure that … Continue reading →

Chris tells the story of an unusual vertical panorama group shot from the first workshop of this season. Also: the inverse hybrid process where you create wet prints of digital images, and what to look out for when scanning 5000 … Continue reading →

Photo: George Smyth Today Chris will talk about setting up a photo blog, he has just built his own large-format camera and the guest on the show is photographer George Smyth who will tell us about the bromiol process, a … Continue reading →

We did it! Five hundred episodes of Tips from the Top Floor. Actually YOU did it!! Why? Because without anyone listening to Tips from the Top Floor and appreciating it, the should would’ve vanished long ago, so thanks to every … Continue reading →

Watch in high quality (right click to save) Chris Marquardt and Ray Maxwell talk about what color actually is. And it?s not as straightforward as one might think? Show Links: Checkout the Photoday 2009 Videos » Get the show for … Continue reading →

Today’s show is packed with photography goodness. Justin wants to know how much noise is too much noise, Steve talks about photographer Brad Washburn and his amazing pictures, Rick asks for tips on how to teach photography to his friends … Continue reading →

Watch in high quality (right click to save) Chris Marquardt and Ray Maxwell talk about what color actually is. And it?s not as straightforward as one might think? Show Links: Checkout the Photoday 2009 Videos » Get the show for … Continue reading →

In this slightly differently formatted episode, Chris muses about changing his most important motto: It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer, dummy! Is it? Really? This episode has a companion blog entry here. » Download the MP3 for this episode … Continue reading →
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In this year-end show, Chris goes over some of the successes and failures of 2010, he announces the new version of PocketChris and talks with his guest Monika about developing film in coffee. At 16,000 ft elevation. » Download the … Continue reading →

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Another round of great questions from the listeners! Why is Chris still on flickr? What microphone to use for a DSLR? Taking pictures of a choir, from 60 ft away, with a 70mm lens. Scanning cross processed film the right way.
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Chris talks about an image work-flow using folders, he answers questions about ND filters and flash diffusers and he discusses the 2011 Himalayan Trek with Jon Miller, host of The Rest of Everest.
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Follow Chris on his journey learning lots of new things about a medium he was sure to have thoroughly understood. Also learn about telephoto extenders and categorizing your images.
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Just another short reminder that I’m putting something special together for TFTTF show 500. To join in just send an email to tfttfsecret (at) gmail.com and you?ll get instructions on what to do.
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Guest on today’s show: Allan Attridge, film maker from Canada. In this slightly unusual episode, Chris and Allan discuss DSLR video shooting, the technology and what film making is really about. Also on the show: is there a mathematical way to determine how much sharpening your pictures need, ...

Today’s show features an intro by Olivia, an overview of Chris’ upcoming projects, a discussion of Back Button Focus and how it can help you get better exposure, and some food for thought: does digital photography make us unhappy?
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Forthose of you who have been around awhile, I’ve done some special surprises for Chris every now and again. And I think it’s time for another one for show 500.
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It’s the end of the second day of the 2010 Toronto Urban Photography Workshop, the group is having a blast (and a slice of pizza) and we’re about to leave to the roof of the building to take some spectacular night skyline pictures.
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Chris says he takes pictures with the purpose of deleting them later. Often, he just does it to practice his style and shooting much like an athlete who practices his sport. This frees up Chris to experiment, make mistakes and try things he wouldn?t normally try when wanting to take a ?keeper.? Then...

This show was recorded via video chat before a live online audience, my guest is Ibarionex Perello of The Candid Frame. Among other things we discuss what triggers a photographer select a photo (or not select one) and some tea leaf reading around Photokina 2010.
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This week?s subject is SCALE, and it?s hard to do with landscape photography. Some think that if it?s big, the more wide angle the better. But that?s contrary to what you really should do. Wide Angle distorts things making things that are close look closer and far things look even further away. The ...

But how do you approach them? Leo says he?s too shy to go up and ask, especially when in another country. Chris says that asking is not only the nice thing to do, but also the legal thing to do. The easiest way is to signal and use gestures that explain what you are wanting [...]

Salton Seas Relentless Time is the first one. A time lapse shot which shows the stars moving along the night sky while an old, rusty trailer continues vigil. Leo also says the sepia color adds to the aged concept of the trailer. Well done.
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It’s an Autobahn show again! Chris is in the middle of finishing up workshops and preparing for new ones, coming up next: Dresden, Germany and Toronto, Canada. Latest news on the broken hard drive issue: everything is back to normal. Don’t forget to back up your photos! Today’s pho...

Chris is back from Mount Everest and is here to talk about his trip and the high climbing photography he did. Chris says that Everest was wonderful. Physically exhausting, but refreshing to the soul.
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Chris wants to talk about the difference between flash times on a DSLR. A DSLR has a mirror that shows the image in the viewfinder and when you press the shutter, the mirror swings out of the way. There?s also a curtain which also flips up to clear the way for the light be cast [...]

Warning, extended format today - you might want to walk an extra round with the dog, iron some more clothes or drive a few additional times around the block.
Chris reports on his recent US workshop tour, he’s be-mourning the crashed (and not backed up) hard drive in his MacBook Pro and Chris s...

The first one is from Pixel Pusher and is called Spring. A very colorful shot of two ladybugs getting ?randy.?
Secondly, Mat Frazier?s Handoff. Lastly, ?Planting Seeds? by Laura Joquist. Showing planting, which is always done in the Spring.
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A true macro is where the image is as big as the picture itself. With DSLRs, you can get a dedicated macro lens which gives you a LOT of depth of field, whereas shooting on a point and shoot macro setting gives you very little depth of field.
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Let’s try to find out how important that new lens really is. Chris talks about some of the behind-the-scenes things around PocketChris. Also, Chris will speak about his work at the San Francisco Apple store on Jul/26 at 6:30pm.
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Chris wants to talk about getting your colors right today. When you shoot images where color is important - like flowers - or if you don?t get the skin tone right, you need to balance out the white balance to get it right. It?s all about color temperature.
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How curious are you? Do you try out things? Put them to the test? Do you put one and one together and apply the results to photography? Also: Chris releases PocketChris, an interactive photography book in the form of a FREE iPhone app that lets you put things to the test and learn by experiencing [....

Chris Marquardt joins us to talk about old school, analog photography. When did you shoot your last roll of film? The great impact of digital photography is that you take a lot more images and you have greater control of managing the image (called the digital darkroom). And because you?re taking mor...

kasperhor?s Shadow Heart - using a ring and a book, and showing shadow to reveal a heart.
Bear Heart, uses an affect to create heart shaped lights floating thanks to a trick of the aperture and a tiny heart shaped hole.
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Chris talks about how to shoot from a helicopter without getting camera shake. Learn what a backside illuminated (or back-lit) camera sensor is. The Trek Shirt contest is over, winners will be announced next week. Introduce your camera club here on Tips from the Top Floor! Ask your question on the s...

How to get through all the pictures you have, save the images you want. Chris marks bad images he wants to toss. Images that are out of focus, pointing to the floor, etc. Just blaze through them. It?s like photo triage looking for the obvious junk. Second pass, give your images ratings based on a [....

Chris talks about the right moment, the inner impulse and how you can learn to listen more to your trigger finger and less to your inner critic. On the tech side he discusses Lightroom camera profiles and how they influence the image.
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Have you ever been asked to shoot a party, wedding, or some other event? Chris recommends going to the event area ahead of time to get the lay of the land, know where the light is falling at the time of the event, pre-do your light balance. Talk to the people to ask what they [...]

Chris is on the Autobahn on his way to Berlin in preparations for a photography weekend.
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Macro is where you make small things really big. Closeup photography. Leo LOVES Macro photography. Point and shoot cameras have macro modes, but DSLRs really need a specialized Macro lens to get the best results. Chris likes the 100mm Macro lens so he can maintain a distance and still get closeup re...

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Here is a look at Everest Trek 2010 - The Highest Photography Workshop In The World. This video will give you a preview on what is about to come, enjoy!
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Our first photographer, MSCCOMP created this fun one. Note how you get all the directions of light showing at once. It?s gives a lot of texture, but you also see the cause and effect of the light coming from the window.
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Chris talks about the Everest Trek experience, on how to manage without electricity for 10 days, on shooting video with the 5DMk2 and the Kodak zi8, and handling 150GB of image storage while hiking at almost 18,000ft elevation.
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To start the New Year off right, we?re talking about what to do with all the photos you took last year? Managing pictures is important and there?s a workflow you can follow. Beyond the conventional folder system, which can make it fairly hard to find over time. Chris recommends Apple Aperture for th...

Chris Marquardt is back and talking about cold weather photography. Chris says that wintertime usually means it gets darker earlier. Don?t be afraid of higher ISOs. Also, the cold weather means the batteries will die faster. Lastly, shooting snow, means a lot of white snow which the camera will mudd...

Chris returns to talk about the Ricoh GXR, which takes camera design modular and includes the processing sensor with the lens so you can swap it out as you change the lens. Intriguing. Leo says it makes sense because sometimes lenses aren?t entirely matched with the sensor in the camera.
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If you find yourself shooting the same stuff, and you?re in a rut, there?s a few things you can do. Collect shapes. Simple colors. Or shoot all day with a theme. Find things in other things. Shoot images with A-Z in mind and make a photobook out of it. Lastly, try taking three different images [...]...

Chris is finally able to check in from the 2010 Everest Trek. Check out the first Everest Trek 2010 Update.
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Photo composition and taking pictures of food. Chris says that photos getting out of today?s cameras are at 2×3? these days, but in the real old days, photographs used to be round! The Kodak Box cameras (Brownies) had round pictures.
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The first one that caught Chris? eye is WAITING OR A LICK. Great example of Depth of field. And a title that tells a story.
Iron Photographer. Three ingredients: natural light, something round, and texture.
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Halloween is coming and Chris has a cool gadget to use with your camera for Halloween ? the Lens Baby! Chris wants to talk about ?Tilt Shift? photography. Leo says there?s also an iPhone app called ?Tilt Shift Gen? that does tilt shift on the iPhone camera.
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In this last episode before the Everest Trek 2010 we’ll look at the difference between different size panoramas and wide angle lenses, we’ll find out what’s better on a crop camera, 35mm or 50mm, and I’ve got some tips regarding low-light action sports photography.
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Chris joins us to talk about Canon?s new 7D DSLR. And no, it doesn?t replace the 5D. In fact, it isn?t full frame like the 5D. It?s more an upgrade to the 50D. Don?t forget our assignment ? PRESSURE.
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Today, Chris is talking about a small button on your Camera that can help Depth of Field. Depth of field is the area in your image that is in focus. Shallow depth of field is a small, shallow area in focus, while landscapes tend to have rather wide depths of field.
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The 5D Mark II firmware update just got an update, Lightroom 3 Beta 2 is out, do the Nikon D200 and D300 lock? And a few thoughts about HDR photography.
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Today, we?re taking a look at some of the pictures taken with this month?s assignment: ALTITUDE.
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New 5D Mark II firmware 2.0.3 - what it is and what it isn’t. Are we going to rename the Brooklyn Cookin’ workshop into Base-camp Cookin’? Learn about good criteria to select your images by, and how to convert a regular lens to a macro lens if you’re on a budget.
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Chris wants to talk about Geotagging. Leo brought a geotagger to China which automatically logs as you go.
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Most people seem to prefer 8 GB memory cards right now. Find out why Chris bought another ten 4GB cards, why a 50mm prime lens is a good idea even if you have a zoom lens that covers that focal length, how to carry your camera on a trek, more tips on portrait photography, why [...]

What do you do when your nice, expensive lens gets scratched?! Getting a 1A Skylight filter to protect your lens isn?t that great an idea. Anything in the light path will add reflections. The question you need to ask is, does a scratch really impact your photos?
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Journalistic photography vs. art photography, the Canon 5D Mark II will get a new firmware soon, backup strategies for your images, focusing video with a DSLR, and how to tackle the photo backlog.
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Today, we?re talking about ?foreground,? and ?background? composition. It?s one of the key concepts when taking pictures and it?s very easy to get it wrong, even for professionals like Chris.
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The dreaded CHA error on older Nikon D70s and what do to about it. What are your thoughts about extended warranties? Ever used a ROES? And some tips around macro photography.
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Leo?s calling out to Chris for help of what to pack for his trip to China. Leo?s bringing along his Canon 5D Mk. II for this once in a lifetime trip. Will he be with photographers? Only amateurs. How much can he comfortably carry all day? Leo has a backpack and the LowePro Slingshot. But [...]
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What to do when you have too much light. Use a short shutter speed. Although, that tends to lead to ?frozen? moments. The other thing you can do is make the aperture really small (called ?stopping down?). The downside of that is everything is in focus - even the background.
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“Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase” - Percy W. Harris
Canon’s old DEP mode vs. today’s A-DEP, Chris is on Buzz, find out how to safeguard your pictures on a one-year trip around the world, learn how to use the sRGB and Adobe RGB color profiles. ...

Chris is back from Nepal. He was there for about 3 weeks and took about 4,000 pictures. The beauty though with digital is you can weed them out as you go. He bought two 80GB hard discs, specified for over 18,000 feet to store them on.
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Today we talk about lenses! Some of the questions today: Do 50mm lenses have a distortion issue? What is the best lens to upgrade? How to avoid strange shadows in your image when you use flash? Is it okay to stack polarizers with ND filters? What is the A-DEP mode for? And: a great tip [...]
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Part three on subjects today, mainly, what helps a subject? How do you make your subject stand out even better? Size. Make the subject bigger in the picture. Give it a large portion in the frame. Focus. Where do you put the focus in the picture? Colors. Try using a complimentary color or contrast in...

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Today, Chris is talking from Everest Base Camp! He?s talking about what makes a good subject? Leo?s thought is something that grabs the eye, makes you think, and tells a story. But how do you know? Chris says that it?s something that stands out, is different from the rest.
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The Everest Trek is not just awesome photo ops, it’s also a group experience that takes you out of your daily routine. Here’s a look at the trek life in general.
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Chris talks about how to shoot a group shot of 50 people, how to avoid getting hit by a crashing race car while shooting at the Nürburgring in Germany.
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The question that always comes up about being creative in the digital world. What makes a special picture? The subject is very important. What?s important in a picture is what it?s all about and that?s what your subject does. What makes a good subject?
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Is it worth buying the Epson V600 to scan your 35mm negatives or is the resolution simply too low? Chris relates some of his own experiences with this scanner, which he bought for scanning medium format negatives. Also: tips on how to overcome your shyness and approach strangers to take their pictur...

Today, Chris and Leo are looking at the photos for our latest assignment ?DECAY.?
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Is there such as thing as too much light? Find out how the Everest Trek participants dealt with the amount of light that is present at high altitudes.
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Today Chris answers questions about car race photography at the Nürburgring in Germany, and Tony Donaldson joins the show to talk about building a camera blimp and stereo photography.
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Today, Chris is talking about ?street photography.? Taking pictures of people on the street. People can grab the eye and make for a very compelling picture. How to get started? Some people can be shy about starting out and there are some legal concerns.
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Got a new camera for Christmas? Here’s a quick crash course to get you started. Also on today’s show: camera settings and how they can affect your photography, kit lenses and prime lenses, digital noise and analog grain, and protecting the camera from elements.
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Part II of ?Making the Switch? to digital cameras. Digital cameras are basically now where film resolution is with the benefit of additional features, the ability to edit on the fly, or even delete bad pictures.
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Today we talk about taking your camera to Florida, and about how to get the most out of a portrait - it’s all in the eyes!
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Chris is talking about making the switch from film to digital. It?s not as drastic a change as you may think. There are still lenses, shutters, apertures. In fact, Chris believes there?s nearly no difference other than the recording medium in DSLRs.
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How much photo gear do you need to take on something like the Everest Trek? In this episode you will find answers from both ends of the spectrum. Chris’ preference is to travel light, to learn to squeeze as much as you...

Today, we?re looking at photos with the theme ?Opposites?. Sadly, Leo and Chris didn?t get their assignment done in time! LOL.
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Chris and Jon bring you tips on videography, they discuss the Everest Trek and talk about fake logos on real hats.
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Do scratched memory card contacts influence image quality? Tips on building your own slide scanner. And the 2010 workshops are ready for you!
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Four hundred episodes of Tips from the Top Floor. That’s over four years, and you ain’t seen nothing yet. Tips from the Top Floor has evolved and changed and morphed over that time and has become what it is today. I thank each and everyone of you for listening to the show and for making ...

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Chris and Leo return to discuss the third part of the Secrets of Light.
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This episode was recorded together with the fabulous group of participants at the 2009 Brooklyn Cookin’ workshop which was held together with Chef Mark of the Culinary Media Network.
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This was a fun workshop about a lot of things, and with a great bunch of participants. Warning: this one gets quite geeky and might not entirely be safe for work. Listen with caution. Learn about backing up your files, focusing at night and find out why Pete doesn’t delete files.
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Learn how to shoot pictures of a night skyline that includes the moon while properly exposing everything, find out about what makes prime lenses so special and why there are so many of them, discover how high-speed flash sync works and listen to Chris talk with Sean Galbraith, gallery co-owner from ...

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Here’s the last part of Chris discussing Lightroom with Frederick van Johnson.
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The great variety show is back again, with topics from what to consider if shooting in Antarctica to sensor cleaning (Chris tries the GGS sensor loupe and the Sensor Klear) to camera comparisons (Canon 5D vs. 7D) to new firmware providing new features for the Panasonic LX3, including a square crop m...

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Part two of the Lightroom discussion between Frederick van Johnson and Chris.
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What makes tilt/shift lenses so exciting? Is it the “pseudo miniature” effect or something else?
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Chris and Leo return to discuss the second part of the Secrets of Light.
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This show is not actually about weird German accents, even though Chris kinda threatened that in the last episode. We’ll take a closer look at the new Canon EOS 7D, the brand new Leica M9 and Leica X1 and Chris recommends one of his favorite books about photography and light.
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Tune in as Chris and Leo discuss the first part of the Secrets of Light.
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And once more people photographer Catherine Hall from the Bay Area takes us on the trip to Tasmania and lets us in on some of the secrets of successful photographers.
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Today Chris tells us how he prepares for a wedding shoot on the weekend and how to get great colors. Also a shocking revelation: Leo Laporte and Dick DeBartolo poke fun at Chris behind his back. Should Chris have more of a German accent? Let us know in the comments!
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Catherine Hall is back to tell us some of the stories behind her award-winning pictures from Tasmania.
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Now that we know how to get our photography into a gallery, let’s revisit the topic and find out what we can do about presenting our art. Sean Galbraith is back on the show telling us all about it.
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People photographer Catherine Hall is in the studio and talks about what it takes to take pictures of total strangers.
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Jon Miller of The Rest of Everest, Monika Andrae of Monis Motivklingel and Chris join a call to announce the 2010 Everest Trek workshop, The Highest Photography and Videography Workshop in the World.
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John Chiara is different from most other photographers. With his trailer-size big camera he pulls up at a curb and takes landscape pictures in a process that turns quite a few paradigms upside down.
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Questions on today’s show: Will setting your camera to a lower resolution avoid noise? What type of media should you print your images on? How can you make money with your photography? Build a cable release for $2!
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Interview with Sean Galbraith: Find out how to avoid the biggest stumbling blocks that lie in between you and your photography being exhibited in a gallery.
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Finally another sound-seeing, taking you to various places in San Francisco on our San Francisco Street Safari workshop. Listen in to hear about street photography in an awesome city.
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Join us in the Shalimar restaurant in San Francisco while we discuss focal lengths, street photography and lamb chops.
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Chris & Leo review images from the “silhouette” assignment
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The members of the Tech Guy flickr group have sent in their questions (thanks orbitgal for compiling the list) and Chris answers them.
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Worried about scratching your lens? Find out how bad it really is. Flying with photo gear? Learn what to look for. Had a lens falling off your 5D Mark II? Or the camera falling off your lens? Find out more here.
Also: Geotagging part II
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How do you effectively sift through thousands of images? What’s all that excitement about geotagging your images? Find the answers to these and more questions on today’s show.
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Taking pictures in winter can have its pitfalls, especially when it comes to temperature and to taking photographs in snow. Listen to Chris and Leo discuss winter photography questions.
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The Highest Photography Workshop In The World.
Chris and Jon Miller are back from Nepal and they join on this episode to discuss the trek and the photography workshop.
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Landscape photography is such a quiet and relaxed business. Thinks Chris… until he gets rudely interrupted by a few members of the bovine species. A truly electric show!
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Big numbers in this show. 2000 pictures, 20 memory cards, 80 GB of rugged hard disk and not enough disk space to save it all…
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Another update from Chris, this time from Gorak Shep at 5180m elevation.
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What can be more exciting than coming home late at night, being dead tired, but instead of going to bed, spending another hour hanging out the window and taking pictures of the night? Let Chris take you on a super exciting thunderstorm tour, right on the original top floor.
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Another update from Chris. The satellite phone is up and working, but the signal quality isn’t the greatest.
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Another update from Chris.
Also, if you want to know when a new trek update (or regular tfttf episode) is available, follow the Release Pixie on Twitter.
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Chris and Leo review the “huge” assignment.
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Not a proper show today. Just a quick message from Chris to let you all know he’s fine in Nepal and enjoying the trek.
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Let’s dive into the topic of Black and White. Listen to Chris and Leo discuss this more abstracted way of looking at the world around you.
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It’s time to wrap everything up and get ready for the big and exciting trip. You can follow the Everest Trek live in various ways and locations . Today I also talk about talk about the things that went into preparing for the trek and the things that are likely to turn out to be [...]

Chris and Leo talk about some photography-related apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch
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Yes yes, I dropped the 5D Mark II - and it’s still alive and kicking. Hear the story on today’s show. Also: Nonnyjorris welcomes to you to the episode, Jonzer asks about sharpening and Fifi LePew wants to learn about RAW processing. Thanks all for the great questions!
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Even firework photography has its hat-trick. Chris and Leo venture into the dark…
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Focusing, metering and how photographers do mysterious movements with their cameras. Also: a look at EXIF and IPTC, the metadata that’s hiding inside your pictures.
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It doesn’t always have to be the most expensive glass. Check out the Lensbaby or the German-built Subjektiv, both fun lenses that produce a different look.
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Today: some tips on what to think about when sending your images off to an online printing service and custom white balance? Exposure? A grey card helps you with both.
Extended: Early Bird Discount for San Francisco until Apr/12 now!
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Here’s a little taste of the latest workshop that I and Boris held together in Berlin. We had 18 participants and a ton of fun. Enjoy!
Workshop Berlin 2009 by Chris Marquardt
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Chris and Leo review listener pictures of the “flat” assignment.
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A new photography podcast has seen the light of day: Daily Photo Tips with Chris. Subscribe here.
Also: a closer look at shooting modes, some thoughts on jewelery photography and today’s main topic: easy sells. What are the things salespeople are trying to sell you even though you might not ne...

It’s fun to shoot things that don’t move. But then, the real fun starts when you’re shooting people or things that are in motion. Let’s find out how to make sure we get what we want.
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Remember the unanswered question from episode 310? Is it a bird? Is it altitude sickness? Finally the time has come to find out what Alluvial Fans are - in this video episode of Tips from the Top Floor. Also on today’s...

Today we’ll learn about the Cokin P system. Let’s see what you need in order to use a ND Grad filter for landscape and other photography. Jason asks how much the use of software is responsible for good photography. And let’s try to find an answer to the question: “What addit...

Why isn’t USB2 the same as USB2 and how does it affect your card reader? Can I shoot infrared with a digital camera or do I need film? Is it possible to do multiple RAW exposures from the same file and create an HDR image from them? Find out on today’s Tips from the Top [...]

Let’s talk about printing and about how holding a physical image in your hand is so very different from just looking at it on your screen.
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Photo: Amber Sapp
Today we’ll talk to Amber Sapp, a photographer from Kentucky who is in the process of setting up her first exhibition.
Opening night Mar/19/2009
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The Everest Trek 2009 is coming closer and while all the participants are working on getting everything sorted for the trek, this is the perfect time to talk with Jon Miller about a lot of the details starting with sleeping bags, jackets, lenses, cameras, solar chargers and obviously batteries and t...

What’s the easiest way to get printouts that look like what you’re seeing on your screen? Right! With a calibrated monitor you’re a big step further.
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Mark Gilvey kicks off the show with a greeting! (Leave a greeting too, find the voice mail number in the sidebar). Chris relaunched his personal website chrismarquardt.com. Why does some software make your images look sharper than other? How to get back into photography after a long break? Switching...

Find out how a zoom lens is not only convenient for making things bigger or smaller, but how different focal lengths also have a big influence on proportions in an image.
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Are ASA and ISO the same? Is digital really that much more scary than film?
Who is Juliana from Australia? Or Kelvin from Hongkong? Or Jay Williams? Make your voice heard on the show and tell everyone where you live. Send an MP3 to info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com or call the voice mail line: US: 206-20...

We have so many images on our computer, but sometimes it’s just so much more fun to present them on a different medium. Chris and Leo look at different options.
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Listener question time again. Today Chris talks about what lenses to use for indoor concert type shooting, we’ll talk about Aperture Priority and why it’s the mode of choice for Chris, and what does that Clarity slider do in Adobe Camera Raw?
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Chris has just returned from Photokina 2008, the world’s biggest photography trade show and reports on the newest trends and technologies in photography.
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Today we talk to photographer, writer and educator Ibarionex Perello, host of The Candid Frame and Shooting With Alas, about his new DVD “Digital Photography - Available Light and Flash”
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What do you do with all the tons and tons of pictures that are sitting somewhere on your computer’s hard drive? Chris and Leo talk tech about storage.
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Whenever a larger number is composed of the same digits, Chris can have a shot. It’s the “Schnapszahl” law in Germany! (well, almost). Also on the show: What is metamerism and what does it have to do with a paint that costs $300 per gallon? And let’s find out how burning in t...

The Everest Trek preparations are at full speed and Chris goes over his throughts on camera gear, batteries and hard disks at high elevations.
Modern DSLRs rely on noise reduction at high ISO levels. Lightroom’s noise reduction can’t hold a candle to DPP and Capture NX, or can it?
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Today Chris and Leo review images from the “silly” photo assignment.
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Light is essential. And not just for plants. Photography wouldn’t be anything without light. Good photography and good light go together hand in hand. At least usually. Come with Chris to the Autostadt in Wolfsburg to get some ideas about car lighting.
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Imagine you are out there with a film camera and all you have left on your film is one exposure. Find out what things you can think about in order to get the most out of that one shot.
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There’s more to pictures than subjects. Leo and Chris discuss negative space, the space around the subject.
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Chris and Leo review the pictures for the “call” assignment. This show is a repeat of a radio segment, so the assignment is not current.
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Today Leo finds out how to build a simple tripod with a piece of string and a screw.
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Winning photo by Heinrock
As Chris can’t seem to remember to announce the winner, here’s a quick little show to tell you who won. Maybe Chris can take a few minutes on the next show to tell you why he liked this image.
Thanks to all the listeners, pixies, and helpers for a great year!
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Today Chris tells Leo what a gray card is good for and how it relates to the light metering of our camera.
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News about Chris’ voice: he’ll have to take it a bit easy over the next weeks. But rest assured, there will be a little something for you every week. Tips from the Top Floor is independent again - and open for new sponsorships! Inquire at info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com - We are getting re...

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This is part 2 of the interview with illustrator and photographer Robin Preston. Listen to part 1. Today we talk about Robin’s experience around his first car photography shoot. We’ll also spend some time discussing Robin’s current project Laboratorium (link below) and how he wants...

Today features the first part of the interview with illustrator and photographer Robin Preston. We talk about the beginnings of digital image editing and we look at the difference between commercial and professional photographers.
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Today features the first part of the interview with illustrator and photographer Robin Preston. We talk about the beginnings of digital image editing and we look at the difference between commercial and professional photographers.
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It’s industrial photography time! Chris and Monika spent time to shoot at the former Continental factory in Hannover, which has been shut down for many years. Let’s re-visit the burst trick and find out how you can take hand-held long exposures without a tripod and still avoid camera sha...

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Chris Marquardt and Boris Nienke spent a week in Cologne to cover Photokina 2008, the world’s biggest photography trade show for their German photography podcast Happy Shooting. Here are a few impressions for you.
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Last workshop of the year and first audio show in quite a while! Let’s talk about Photokina, workshops, theater light design, performance photography and more with our international group of workshop participants.
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With 160,000 visitors and almost 1600 exhibitors back in 2006, Photokina is the world’s largest photo trade show.
A first look at the new Leica S2, Hasselblad drops its prices by 40%, Wacom Cintiq 12, HP Z3200 and more...

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A day in Rocky Mountain National Park (near Estes Park) together with a crazy bunch of workshoppers. Obviously getting answers to questions also tends to raise new ones though. So what about those Alluvial Fans?!
PS: and ple...

Release Pixie here with a quick little announcement show. Chris is still out with a case of laryngitis and wont be doing an audio show this week. Look for some video shows (one from the Ft. Collins workshop and a couple with Leo Laport from the PME) later this week or early next week.Chris and Bori...

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Let’s have some studio fun in this video of the Portland, ME workshop in August 2008. Everyone’s having a great time and it’s a blast to have access to such a great arsenal of studio equipment (thanks Mark ...

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Let’s have some studio fun in this video of the Portland, ME workshop in August 2008. Everyone’s having a great time and it’s a blast to have access to such a great arsenal of studio equipment (thanks Mark ...

Coming from Portland, Maine! Chris’ last workshop on the US tour in 2008, here is another exciting Q&A show (but don’t worry, there is one workshop left for October in Germany and it has open seats!)
A big thank you goes out to Mark Astmann and Bogen Imaging who were a tremendous hel...

Podcaster Trucker Tom is not only a friend of mine, he also participated in the landscape photography workshop in Ft. Collins, CO. And what do you think a podcaster like Tom would do when he has a camera in his hands? Right…
Tom has released two video episodes showing scenes from the Ft. Coll...

We are having a blast at the landscape photography workshop in Ft. Collins. This show has been recorded the night before our excursion up to Rocky Mountain National Park and we (of course) talk about landscape photography, nature photography, Arches National Park, eating 76 pieces of Sushi, and radi...

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It’s excursion day in San Francisco and workshop helper and participant Gary Orenstein has put together this great video of the day!
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This video was shot during the 2008 Nashville Learning to See Event Photography workshop at the Big Bang Bar. As this isn’t directly photography related, but as I’m on Leo Laporte’s Tech Guy radio show, I’m putting it up here on the blog, but not on the Tips from the To...

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Chris and the Nashville workshop crew hang out at the Big Bang Bar with Geoff Smith. Watch Chris and Geoff rock out together on stage, and watch the workshop participants practice their low-light photography skills.
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Something a little unusual from a few attendees of the San Francisco workshop. You could have this kind of fun too. And there’s still space available in the Portland workshop.
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Release Pixie here with a quick little update/reminder for the TFTTF Listener Meet & Greets. They’re coming up fast, so stop into the forums and let us know if you’ll be there. We’d love to meet you!
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Listen in as the TFTTF San Francisco Workshop group discusses the things they’ve learned from the first two days of the workshop. Learn about a really cool way to view the world, catch lights, swapping camera gear, and things to watch out for while traveling.
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Release Pixie here with a quick little update/reminder for the TFTTF Listener Meet & Greets. They’re coming up fast, so stop into the forums and let us know if you’ll be there. We’d love to meet you!
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It was such a perfect plan: Drive up to Petaluma, enter the TWiT Dungeon Cottage, take over Leo’s TWiT Live TV and make him talk to me about photography for at least two hours while sending me tons of new followers to Twitter and new subscribers to Tips from the Top Floor. But as we all know, ...

Let us dig up this old technique devised by Ansel Adams. By pre-visualizing your shots, you can get more consistent and reliable results.
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Release Pixie here with a quick little update/reminder for the TFTTF Listener Meet & Greets. They’re coming up fast, so stop into the forums and let us know if you’ll be there. We’d love to meet you!
PS: Sorry about the sound, I need a new mic stand
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Yey! Here’s the 300th episode of Tips from the Top Floor, almost entirely made by YOU, the listeners!
Meet Chris and hang out for a drink at one of the Meet’n'Greets:
- Jul/30 San Francisco, CA
- Aug/6 Nashville, TN
- Aug/20 Ft. Collins, CO
- Aug/27 Portland, ME
Make sure to get the ...

Leo and Chris talk about fun tips to help you improve your photography.
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The Photocast Network just released another episode of Focus Ring!
On the Focus Ring Panel:
Benoit Marchal - Declencheur
Boris Nienke - nSonic
Chris Marquardt - Tips from the Top Floor
Topics: How to become a professional photographer in minutes, how to get an all-access pass to the 24 hours of L...

Chris and Leo talk about different types of lenses and what they are good for.
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Join one of the four meet’n'greets while Chris is on the August tour in the US. Locations: San Francisco: Jul/30th, Nashville: Aug/6th, Ft. Collins: Aug/20th, Portland, ME: Aug/27.
Latest poll result: 43% of the audience started photography with a film SLR. Make sure you participate in the n...

Today Chris and Leo find out why the background of the image is so important.
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Join in as Leo and Chris talk about how to spice up your photography by playing with things, and by shooting through materials that you usually wouldn’t shoot through.
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Listener questions about depth of field, monitor calibration, a new poll about how you started photography, and hurry, only 2 shows left for you to send in your greetings for show 300!
Send your 300th show greetings (mp3, email) to info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com or leave a quick shout-out via voice m...

Today we continue our quest for a deeper understanding of color management. And we’ll start simple: at the camera level. Also: the new Canon 1000D, a new poll about filters (thanks Susheel), and how to take great pictures while using the camera’s build-in flash.
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Ravsitar the Release Pixie here with a short little call to action for the Tips From the Top Floor listeners. Chris is quick(ish)ly approaching show 300! That’s a big deal in the land-o-podcasts!
So take a few minutes and record a quick shout out or quick question (audio or video) and send it ...

Why has Chris been so busy? And can I make sure that my prints look exactly the way they looked on my screen? Let’s find out the answers to these questions and more on today’s show!
Got questions for the next shows about color management? Profiles? Color spaces? Bit depths? Send in a voi...

Chris and Leo discuss various aspects of portrait photography.
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Everest Basecamp Trek 2009 with Jon Miller and Chris Marquardt
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Chris and Leo review the “call” assignment.
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Everest Basecamp Trek 2009 with Jon Miller and Chris Marquardt
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Use a grey card to get the proper white balance for your pictures as well as good exposure.
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Find out where to find a free Hasselblad medium format camera (hint: pretty far away..), let’s look at how to shoot in manual mode, and please help out and donate to a fellow photographer and podcaster who was burgled.Show Links:
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This is a special announcement about the Nepal Mt. Everest Basecamp 2009 trip, explaining a bit more about what is planned and what Jon and Chris are currently thinking about.
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How to keep your camera gear safe when traveling, what gear to take with you when you travel, and how would you like to come with me and Jon Miller on the photography trip of your lifetime in 2009?
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It’s COMMUNITY time again. Chris is looking forward to the 10th (!) London Get-Together coming up this weekend. And organized by Kavey (BIG BIG THANKS, YOU ROCK!!). Also on today’s show: we’ll hear from someone who will travel to nepal because of Tips from the Top Floor, we’l...

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A first look at the new Adobe Lightroom 2 beta. 64-bit support, 2-monitor support, output sharpening, support for plugins and FINALLY local image correction. Watch this video to see Chris take a first look at some of the new...

What do 6 DSLRs sound like on rapid fire? Find out today.
Are we still allowed to get the pictures we want? Interview with Simon Taylor.
How do I capture a lit building at night? A question from Tom.
… and questions around studio photography from the TFTTF workshop in Tübingen, southern German...

Chris and Leo review the “line” assignment from the Tech Guy show and talk about the community that has come to live around the show.
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Today’s show will be exciting! We’ll find out who won the free workshop participation, we’ll learn more about tripods from Boris and let’s talk a bit about online backup.
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What sets expensive lenses apart from cheap lenses? Is it possible to get sharper pictures with the right settings no matter what lens I use? Find out today as Leo and Chris discuss the sweet spot of lenses.
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How to expose for the sky, how to repair a ruined sensor, how to take black-and-white pictures and how to get into conflict with Minneapolis security.
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The Zone System according to Luminous Landscape
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Explore simple design principles together with Chris and Leo. Today: the line.
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Learn how NOT to clean your camera’s sensor, find out everything you ever wanted to know about tripod heads and learn to make pictures shot on overcast days look a bit more sunny.
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Release Pixie here with another quick announcement reminder show. This is getting to be a habit. Maybe I should get Chris to get me some proper recording equipment
-Release Pixie
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Part one of a tripod special - Interview with Boris Nienke - Assignments - Shoot in cold weather and don’t get your camera fogged up when going inside.
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A quick look back at one of the 2008 workshops. San Diego, Excursion to the Mission.
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Listen as Chris and Leo take a deep look in their photo bags and discuss some cool gadgets.
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All 2008 workshops are now open for registration! Book before Mar/5 and save over 14% with the early bird special!
On today’s show: wide angle questions, a call from Leo, and a get-together in Minneapolis!
If you’d like a stack of TFTTF business cards to hand out to your customers, cam...

Ravsitar the Release Pixie here with a quick announcement. A reminder about the current TFTTF photo assignment “Peace”. And an announcement that the planning for the next TFTTF Minneapolis Get Together is currently underway.
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Listen to Chris and Leo talk about focal lengths and macro photography.
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Another show with tons of great content today! New web site? Check. Assignment? Check. Listener shoutouts? Check. Macro lenses? Check. Godaddy? Check. Focus Ring? Check. Aquarium photography? Check.
This should last a few days…
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Chris and Leo review the “fake” assignment. Look at the pictures while listening along.Show Links:
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Today’s show features tons of great audience participation, we’ll hear about tethered shooting, find out how to unleash the power in powershot (hint: CHDK), there are business cards to be given away, we’ll reverse engineer Dan’s image and … let’s finally kick off ...

Listen to Chris and Leo discuss taking pictures in snow.
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Your own home studio, commercial rights on your photography and making a career in photography. All this and more in today’s show.
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Shooting a picture of the moon can be a challenge, but Chris and Leo come to the rescue and tell you how.
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Ever wondered about the secret tricks of the food photographers? Listen in as Chris and Leo discuss how you can get your own food photography to the next level.
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Chris and Leo review the “frame” assignment.
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Last show for this year. Sorta…
Chris will take a 2-week break over the holidays but TFTTF will continue with fun video content (Canyonlands Photo Adventure) and more audio from the Tech Guy show.
Thanks everyone for your support throughout 2007 - let’s see what 2008 will bring.
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Did you ever have trouble to take pictures of your kids? Learn how to master this tricky subject on today’s show.
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Is it worth upgrading your camera? What filters do you need for Mt. Everest? How to win a free seat on a 2008 workshop? This and more on today’s Tips from the Top Floor!
Pixie Lee is looking for a job in the printing/publishing industry!
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It’s time to lift the curtain and find out who won Matt’s cookie contest!
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Find out about the main differences between a Point-and-Shoot camera and a digital SLR.
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Today we’ll take a closer look at Bokeh, there’s an assignment review, we’ll hear a word about Ravsitar’s cookie contest, Flat Chris has disappeared, and you can still meet Chris on the Germany tour, tomorrow and on Friday in Düsseldorf.
The “travel” assignment is...

Ravsitar the Release Pixie here with your final reminder to get your photos in for the 2007 Holiday Cookie Contest! I will be gathering up the entries from Flickr tomorrow (December 1) evening and forwarding them on to Chris for judging.
What do you need to do to enter?
Go out and take a photo (or...

Chris and Leo discuss what filters make sense for your camera and which ones to avoid.
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It’s time for a new episode of Focus Ring, the photography roundtable show of the Photocast Network. Jeff Curto, Ibarionex Perello, Rolf Steinort and Chris discuss 2007 and what it has brought them in terms of photography and other things.
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That’s right…. Chris missed a bit of important time sensitive information in show 250. (BTW Congratulations on 250 shows!)
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We all know the JPG format and we all know how to edit it. And it’s the default on our cameras, so why should we change it? On today’s show Chris and Leo talk about why the RAW format is a great option for both, beginners and professionals, and why not everyone uses it.
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Unbelievable that this little show made it to 250! And nobody sent in a happy birthday voice mail…
Today: MacLive Expo, Leo Laporte asks “Am I getting suckered here?” and don’t forget you can WIN a free seat on one of the 2008 workshops!
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The three Cs
- COMMUNITY
- COOKIES
- CHROMATIC ABERRATION
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More info on the TFTTF Melbourne Get-Together on Nov/25
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Ravsitar’s entry for the Workshop-a-loompa baking contest.
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Today we’ll answer an open question from the last video show [tfttf248 Tequila, Baby!] - how to set up your camera’s exposure in order for your strobes without using a flash meter?
Make sure you participate in the “travel” assignment
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- submit a tr...

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No drinks where harmed during the production of this episode.
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Today we’ll look at what tricks our brain can play on us. Blue bananas aren’t that uncommon apparently.
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Meet Chris in Germany at a Gravis Pro-Night, it’s like a free mini-workshop! More info here.
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Reviewing a gadget for the holidays. Apple’s iPod Touch is an excellent photo viewer and more.
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It’s design principles time again - today we’ll look into which sort of framing elements can help you direct more attention towards your subject.
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Last workshop, last show from the USA, getting ready to head back home.
Questions and answers on today’s show from workshop participants Scott, Pete, Leandro, Lee, Hugo and Doug (thanks all for being here!) - and the cat
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Media Artist Secrets with F...

Ever happened to take pictures that have horizons or houses on? Hard to avoid actually. Find out why it might be a good idea to avoid slightly tilted water surfaces and buildings.
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Today we have a fun show from the Minneapolis workshop, talking about cookies, baby girls, release pixie duties, professional product photography, studio photography, strobist setups with 4 flashes and switching to a DSLR.
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Release Pixie here with a quick reminder/announcement for a TFTTF member Get Together in the Philadelphia, PA area. Check it out on the forum.
-Ravsitar the Release Pixie
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What does a podcaster do when he’s stuck on an airport for 10 hours? Podcast of course!!
This episode shows us the wonders of social media. I got stuck, I twittered about it and asked for photo questions, and I received tons of good questions in a very short time. Incredible! This is what new ...

Today’s show is coming to you from beautiful San Diego where we are having tons of fun at another TFTTF “Learning to See” workshop! There are two more workshops coming up soon! Want to sign up? Oct/11-14 Minneapolis, MN and Oct/18-21 in Port St. Lucie, FL - click here to find out e...

It’s so convenient to have that flash right there in the camera, ready to light a scene whenever it’s necessary. On today’s show Chris and Leo discuss why your camera’s built-in flash might not be your best option to light pictures.
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Just a quick update from the trip. Let’s briefly talk about the P(N)ME, portrait photography and breathtaking landscapes.
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Not much about photography in this one, but it’s still worth a look if you want to see what the atmosphere is like here at the Podcast and New Media Expo (I believe that’s their official title this year).
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Have you ever wondered why your lens came with this big black plastic hood that only seems to take away space in your camera bag? Learn why a lens hood is more than just an impressive piece of decoration for your camera. If you don’t have one, there are free printable lens hoods available from...

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Rebecca, Jon and Chris head off to spend a weekend in Canyonlands National Park in Utah. And of course there is a lot of photography to be expected.
Watch this preview and look forward to more!.
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Today’s show is co-hosted by Trucker Tom and Jon Miller and a ton of happy shooters … or participants of the workshop for that matter. We’ll learn everything about knobs and topless models and have some great fun while waiting for the workshop pizza.
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Not only is Trucker Tom a podcaster, he is also a participant of the TFTTF workshop that is taking place right now in Ft. Collins, CO.
And in addition to learning loads about photography, Trucker Tom reports virtually live from the workshop on his own podcast.
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Effective use of depth-of-field is an important creative tool in photography. Find out about the three factors that you need to watch if you want to control it: aperture, focal length and subject distance.
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Chris is busy vacationing, so I got control of the mic for a little bit. Just a short reminder about the Meet & Greets that will be happening during the workshops. Everyone is invited (even if you’re not attending a workshop). So stop by and get Chris’s autograph
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Join Chris and Rebecca as they travel to the United States having fun with photography.
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Chris and Leo discuss why it is important in today’s digital times to only select and show your best pictures to the world.
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Rebecca and Chris talk about traveling with tons of photo gear, about upgrading from one DSLR to another and they get an unexpected visit from a fellow podcaster.
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Martin Bailey’s workshop in Hokkaido, Japan.
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Chris and Leo review the alphabet assignment. It’s also time to hand out a new assignment. If you want to participate in the latest assignment, please check out the Tech Guy assignment page to get up-to-date information.
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Meet Chris while he’s in the United States! Where? See the Get-Together link below. Also on today’s show: listener questions about how to get the old shows and how Photoshop CS3 compares with Photoshop Elements.
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Chris gets ready for the big trip to the United States. But first, it’s time to pack the camera bag. Come along and find out about lenses, filters, cleaning devices, white balance tricks and more.
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It’s time for a new episode of Focus Ring, the photography roundtable of the Photocast Network.
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Find out about photo positions, learn about what separates expensive pro lenses from “normal” ones, help an iPhone programmer to write a depth-of-field calculator and if you’re a lurker (yes, I mean YOU!) it’s time for you to come out of the closet!
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HUGE big show. This is what happens if I don’t produce one in over 2 weeks
The workshop excursions are finally public:
Port St. Lucie, Florida, Oct/18-21: Morikami Museum with one of the highest rated Japanese gardens in the US!
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct/11-14: Historic Fort Snelling, res...

What is camera shake and how can we avoid it? Tune in as Chris and Leo Laporte discuss this and more.
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The original plan was to bring out a fresh show today - but paid customer projects and a Happy Shooting workshop to prepare (Thu thru Sun) just made it impossible for me to produce anything this week.
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Chris and Leo Laporte talk about photography. Today we will find out what white balance is all about.
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While Chris is out on a well-deserved vacation, let’s catch up on the Leo Laporte segments to get a bit more current.
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Another segment where Leo Laporte and Chris talk photography basics. Today we’ll find out why assignments are so important to advance your creativity.
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Find out how Chris and Leo Laporte discover the Histogram. This segment originally aired on The Tech Guy radio show #355 on the Premiere Radio Networks on May 26th 2007
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Get ready to cast your vote for your favourite podcasts! Voting starts on July/28 and ends on August/11 and you can - no, you SHOULD - vote daily.
Canon iPF5000, Epson R2400, HP Photosmart Pro B9180. Do you have experience with any of these printers? Chris is in the market for a bigger printer and n...

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It’s time again for Leo Laporte and Chris Marquardt to talk photography on the Tech Guy radio show.
Today’s question: How do you make sure to get the focus exactly where you want it on your pictures?
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With the advent of professional-grade image quality in DSLRs being in reach of many amateur photographers, is there any future in professional photography? Chris answers this very interesting question submitted by listener Matt.
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Visiting the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Let’s find out how to design a concept race car and how to photograph it.
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Chris and Leo talk about the rule of thirds.
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A jam packed show today! We’ll talk to Lee Trujillo, one of the workshop helpers, we’ll find out if Expodisc is worth the money, we congratulate the 200th show special edition mug winner, we’ll hear an announcement for some cool video shows, we’ll find out about a checklist f...

Seems there is an email problem that has lead to some of the registration emails not reaching me… we’re working hard on resolving it.
In the meanwhile, please resend your registration to topfloor@gmail.com if you have already signed up via email and haven’t heard back within 2-3 bu...

Want more tips from the top floor? Check out the One Minute How-To podcast and listen to Chris talk about panoramic photography.
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How to calculate depth-of-field in the field, refurbished cameras and a super secret guest on today’s show!
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Meet fellow TFTTF’ers and Chris himself on a workshop in San Diego, CA - Ft. Collins, CO - Minneapolis, MN - Port St. Lucie, FL
Nominate your favorite podc...

Repost of last episode due to iPod sync issues.
Lee Trujillo has built a Photoshop action to simplify the process described in this show, go check it out here!
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Let’s revive our good old Photoshop Corner, this time in form of a video explaining you how to even out brightness differences in your images.
Sign up for the TFTTF Workshops in September and October
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Let’s have a closer look at the San Diego workshop location - an interview with Jeff Dickerson.
The Logo Masta goes public: If you speak Spanish, check out Andres’ new podcast: Etceterapodcast.
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Chris asked me to come up with a quick little announcement show to fill you in on some important announcements. So here’s a TFTTF News Flash. Happy Birthday to the Logo Masta!
-Release Pixie
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Mark your calendars! The PodcastAwards are just around the corner with nominations starting on July 1st!
Important change in rules: This time you can nominate your cast of shows ONLY ONCE.
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- an interview with beanbag-making Florida workshop organizer pixie Lee Caligiuri
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I have a new computer! Well, almost. Recording this show while migrating stuff from the iMac to the new Mac Pro.
On today’s show: Studio Photography, Workshops, and why I can’t live without Windows.
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Part two of the studio special - today we’ll learn how to hook up studio strobes to a camera, and how to synchronize multiple strobes to each other.
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A lazy afternoon, a cappuccino, and a talk with Rebecca about workshops, exposure compensation and filters.
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Today is the first show in a short series about studio photography.
Part 1: Basics on studio strobes
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Join us for a glass of wine and a slice of pizza while we talk about Lensbabies, portrait photography and lots lots more.
Today we are surrounded by 15 photographers from all over the world - YES! it’s TFTTF Workshop time again!! - and we have John Arnold as a guest host!
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Let’s hear about workshop preparations, learnings around image composition, a presentation and the emphasis on design principles vs. impressive locations.
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Get Together! All over the world! Let’s join in on two of the great listener meetings around this show: Minneapolis, MN and Bruges, Belgium.
If you plan to put together a listener get-together, today’s show is a MUST LISTEN!
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Find out how to shoot pictures so that you can easily stitch them into a panorama! Also: more cool tidbits about lenshoods.
Please don’t forget to submit your entries for the 200th show!
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Why does it make sense to always use a lenshood? Find out on today’s show!
Don’t forget to send in your contributions for show #200!!
I changed the format of the video show, if you have an AppleTV, please let me know how it looks on your TV.
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Yes yes.. I got it all wrong. I promise to never say anything about the lack of European geography knowledge in the US again!
Minneapolis is of course in Minnesota! Not Massachusetts.
Where were those United States of America again..?
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- Sep/22-25, Ft. Collins, CO
- Oct/...

(whoops, that’s supposed to say MN, not MA..)
Today we will take a short trip to Tibet together with Jon Miller who does the video podcast The Rest of Everest.
Also announcing the workshop dates for the US tour in fall:
- Sep/22-25, Ft. Collins, CO
- Oct/4-7, San Diego, CA
- Oct/11-14, Minnea...

Today: What memory card to choose, how to calibrate a monitor, how to avoid the AF assist beam of death, and how erotic photography caused a boom in the photo industry.
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Today we reveal the winners of the “Put Chris’ head on a new body” challenge that Matt and Lee have set up over on the forum
Also a few words about the upcoming TFTTF US Workshop Tour!
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If you’re a user of Adobe Photoshop, today’s show will be a real treat for you. I talk to John Nack, senior product manager for Adobe Photoshop about CS3, Lightroom, release dates, features and “minor” issues such as international pricing.
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A new Fo...

Let’s learn about A-DEP, Histograms and Get-Togethers today. The Melbourne crew of photographers says hi from their meeting on Mar/31 and we’re back on schedule with the shows!
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The place: London, Camden Town. The task: do street photography and talk to people about it. Bringing you a fun sound-seeing right from the nucleus of all markets.
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Two great low-budget tips for getting your white balance right.
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Discovering JPG Magazine, finding out about head transplants, setting up your own studio, .. all of this and more on today’s show!
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Exclusively on Tips from the Top Floor: An interview with Rainer Hönle, the inventor of the revolutionary Discofilm sensor cleaning method.
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Cleaning your camera’s sensor by smearing goo on it? A scary but very cool new sensor cleaning method explained.
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Chris prepares for an important video project and answers listener questions about wedding photography and white balance in RAW files.
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Ever wondered what that little hidden button on your camera is good for?
Also, if you want to send an intro for the show, please shoot a quick note to info@tipsfromthetopfloor.com and I’ll send you the instructions.
If you have a good way to clean your camera’s sensor, you can also shoot...

Are there any tricks how to shoot natural portraits? Does the brand of memory card make a difference to your images? Can you get 10% off any order by using check-out code tips1 at GoDaddy.com? Find out on today’s show!
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Learn how to use a grey card (yes, it’s really useful), see another way to swap your lenses (more than one ways for sure), check your basement for that old broken DV cam (Chris needs better video quality) and give a warm welcome to our new sponsor!
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It’s time to help CC again. This time he’s on his way to take pictures at a podsafe music concert in Nashville. Also, don’t forget to check out my Twitter page!
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Lots of content in today’s show! CC Chapman has made an amazing discovery, the Library (aka Wiki) has a lot of new content, Rüdiger has made a cool TFTTF Widget for your Mac, and a fun cooking tip from Chef Mark.
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It’s time to talk more about the US Workshop tour, we have another question from our favourite photo newbie CC Chapman, and we’ll find out about mysterious ghost images.
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First show in 2007, first official show on PodShow! How can a new year be better started than that? Oh yes.. apart from with a good fresh pint of Guinness (no, they don’t pay me to write that! I just wanted to sneak this picture in that I took in a pub in Wales [...]

My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-f9f1c99781d051e1d189f0b2c9b811e4}Some time next week - probably on Tuesday or Wednesday - we’ll switch the RSS feed of TFTTF over to the PodShow Network. This doesn’t mean anything for the web site, for the forum or for any of the other parts that you can reac...

Some time next week - probably on Tuesday or Wednesday - we’ll switch the RSS feed of TFTTF over to the PodShow Network. This doesn’t mean anything for the web site, for the forum or for any of the other parts that you can reach using your web browser. Everything will stay as it is! [....

Hello and welcome to the Tips from the Top Floor podcast. Hopefully you?ve stumbled on this website because you just got a brand new digital camera for Christmas and are looking for some help. You?ve come to the right place! Tips from the Top Floor (TFTTF) is a podcast covering every aspect of di...

“Merry Christmas!” by Andrés Fernández Cordón Wow, what a year, and what a jammed packed show we have today! Oh, and it’s the last show this year too, so we’ll probably have a 2 week break before tips from the top floor is back. Get in the proper Christmas mood with some gre...

I’ll be working on the wordpress blog, upgrading it to the newest version. Please excuse any strange behaviour that you might see here during that time. Update: *phew* .. 5 hours later and most of the work is done. Wordpress updated to latest version, K2 theme installed (brings come cool new ...

I’ll be working on the wordpress blog, upgrading it to the newest version. Please excuse any strange behaviour that you might see here during that time. Update: *phew* .. 5 hours later and most of the work is done. Wordpress updated to latest version, K2 theme installed (brings come cool new ...

The perfect Christmas present: Get a Cow Beanbag now!. Another question from CC Chapman, a construction site, no announcement(s) yet, and some thoughts about light.
“Help, I’m blind!” by Andrés Fernández Cordón
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The perfect Christmas present: Get a Cow Beanbag now!. Another question from CC Chapman, a construction site, no announcement(s) yet, and some thoughts about light. “Help, I’m blind!” by Andrés Fernández Cordón Links from today’s show: Christmas song featured on ...

Right in time for the holidays, it’s finally here! Those of you who are long time listeners know how cool a beanbag is (and if you don’t, make sure to listen back to TFTTF #7). And now Lee is finally offering Tips from the Top Floor commemorative beanbags, complete with the TFTF logo (...

Right in time for the holidays, it’s finally here! Those of you who are long time listeners know how cool a beanbag is (and if you don’t, make sure to listen back to TFTTF #7). And now Lee is finally offering Tips from the Top Floor commemorative beanbags, complete with the TFTF logo (...

Advent Calendars are an old German tradition, and this is a virtual one for all of you out there. Every day from Dec/1 to Dec/24 you’ll find a little photo surprise on this feed. Enjoy!
“Happy Family” by Andrés Fernández Cordón
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Advent Calendars are an old German tradition, and this is a virtual one for all of you out there. Every day from Dec/1 to Dec/24 you’ll find a little photo surprise on this feed. Enjoy! “Happy Family” by Andrés Fernández Cordón ...

Today Jon Miller talks about the film he made about a Mt. Everest expedition and that he has now turned into an amazing video podcast, and we learn from Kavey about how to organize a listener get-together!
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Today Jon Miller talks about the film he made about a Mt. Everest expedition and that he has now turned into an amazing video podcast, and we learn from Kavey about how to organize a listener get-together! “Mt. Everest” by Ben Clark (click image for larger version) Show suppor...

What! Only two entries for the contest so far!
Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win some homemade cookies and candies. Click the link on the right for more details.
-Release Pixie
Special thanks to Peter Marquardt for the music for today’s show.
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What! Only two entries for the contest so far! Don’t forget to enter the contest for a chance to win some homemade cookies and candies. Click the link on the right for more details. -Release Pixie Special thanks to Peter Marquardt for the music for today’s show. ...

It’s that time of the year where partents give their kids an Advent Calendar all over the world. By the way a tradition originating from Germany. And .. oh well, listen for yourself.
Chris
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It’s that time of the year where partents give their kids an Advent Calendar all over the world. By the way a tradition originating from Germany. And .. oh well, listen for yourself. Chris PS: If you are a podcaster, please feel free to play this promo on your show!

You’re in for an action-packed show today! We’ll discuss more around the question why tfttf has so few female listeners, we’ll talk about get-togethers, we’ll kick off a cool cookie contest, there’s (of course) another question from our friend CC Chapman (about photo dr...

Warning, what you’re going to hear will make you want to travel to Germany and join the club!
If there’s one thing you could do to improve your photography, what would it be? Buy a new camera? Get better lenses? I don’t think so…
Here’s a 2 minute promo for the upcomi...

Warning, what you’re going to hear will make you want to travel to Germany and join the club! If there’s one thing you could do to improve your photography, what would it be? Buy a new camera? Get better lenses? I don’t think so… Here’s a 2 minute promo for the upco...

Find out why assignments are good for you and then participate in one, hear about what else is going on in Chris’ podcasting world, help us find out why there are hardly any female photographers listening to tfttf, hear CC Chapman find out about lens caps and last but not least listen in to fi...

Everything is new on today’s show! Tips from the top floor has an all new forum with new looks, better use of screen space and higher spam protection! We have a new assignment! There’s a new newbie question from CC Chapman! And last but not least, a new Usless Fact of the Day!
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Everything is new on today’s show! Tips from the top floor has an all new forum with new looks, better use of screen space and higher spam protection! We have a new assignment! There’s a new newbie question from CC Chapman! And last but not least, a new Usless Fact of the Day! R...

Yeeeeeeeeeeeey, the new Tips from the Top Floor Digital Photography Workshop is announced. May/27-31/2007 in Tübingen, Southern Germany. Also on today’s show: A new question from CC Chapman. What do all those numbers on your lens mean?
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeey, the new Tips from the Top Floor Digital Photography Workshop is announced. May/27-31/2007 in Tübingen, Southern Germany. Also on today’s show: A new question from CC Chapman. What do all those numbers on your lens mean? “Signs” (click image for larger version) ...

Ansel Adams devised the Zone System back in 1940. On today’s show Chris takes it to the test and makes some “minor” adjustments for the digital age. Also on today’s show: A newbie question from CC Chapman and two photography workshop announcements. “MeercatR...

Wondering why today’s show is called Rumorgirls.com? Guess you’ll have to listen to find out Also on today’s looooong show: A breakfast sound-seeing from one of the most beautiful landscapes of this planet… of course about landscape photography! “Tuscany Lan...

One final show with a special guest host. Today the Release Pixie and the other workshop attendees are running the show. We’ll share some of the things we learned during the workshop, have a useless fact of the day, and show you why you shouldn’t miss Chris’s next workshop. ...

Guest host Martin Bailey discusses a strange coincidence, how what appears to be bad luck, is often a blessing in disguise, and some artistic and technical tips on shooting in the moonlight with a real-world example. “Torii by Moonlight” (click image for larger version) Sho...

Guest host Ibarionex Perello talks about in camera metering and how global events affect photography. “Hazel’s First Communion” (click image for larger version) Show support: Ravsitar Vote for this show at PodcastAlley.com Enter your email address and click the ...

Yey, back from the Expo and lots to tell. Also on today’s show: Chris tells about low-light party portraits. “Learning to Drink” (click image for larger version) Show support: Ravsitar Vote for this show at PodcastAlley.com Enter your email address and click the ...

Special guest Jeff Curto talks about the psychological impact of color, management of color in the computer and the Russian Revolution’s impact on photography. “Liguria, 2003″ (click image for larger version) Show support: Ravsitar It’s a new month and even ...

Almost live from the PodcastExpo, Chris talks to Leo Laporte! And guess what.. Leo’s even been to Tübingen before. » Download Video (MP4, 320×240, 19MB) To see more of Chris’ adventures at the PodcatExpo, check out the ExpoCaster web site and subscribe to the ExpoCaster...